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Good call. I mean there's really no enticing aspect to this show that I could sell to you other than the MLs being eye-candy and the cinematography is nice. The story's a bit disjointed and pointless at times so it becomes hard to follow. I guess my expectations were just too high :(

Lmao, I even imagined how beautiful and tender of a scene it would be when they'd hold hands for the first time (spoiler: they don't) or how hesitant and clumsy their first kiss would be since neither of them would be aware of the shape of their want, figuring it out in real time with eo. But alas, we were robbed.

I'd recommend 10 Dance instead. That movie is spectacular! Left me wanting so much more 😩

There were so many opportunities to show the chemistry between the MLs but the director took none. There were no lingering gazes, or touches, or even a flicker of want in any of their eyes, they just looked super platonic throughout the show. The only way we even know they like eo is that they keep sticking together (which can also be considered as just friends) and cohabitate, otherwise there's no indication of their feelings.

The story was super sad, there were so many tragedies and yes they were there for eo, but I think it was in a very superficial way. The characters didn't have many meaningful conversations to show us their connection or chemistry and didn't really make us root for them. The yearning was also super rushed, basically non-existent, when it's an essential part of queer shows. If they can't be together, you have to show us how they're suffering because of that distance! You can't just handwave it and expect the audience to fill in the gaps.

Overall, I think the story had potential and could've been explored more. The drama as of now felt rushed and a bit shallow so it falls flat, essentially failing to connect the audience deeply to the characters. But it's not bad either. Just a tad bit disappointing since you see how it could've been better. It's super depressing though, I'll give it that. If you're in the mood for suffering, watch this show.

Season two when 😩

I'm only halfway through episode 2 but omg, this SLAPS. Never before has a drama left me with my jaw on the floor right from the beginning and kept it that way for majority of the runtime.
I had my doubts before watching since the first season was so good, but this season is so much better and stronger. We've got even more cunning and brutal villains but also a strong backup. The payoff for all the buildup scenes has been really rewarding. OOF. This is why I love action thrillers 😩
Peak action scenes, good comedy and insane intellect pulls. The actors are so good at portraying their characters and the plot is fucking mind-bogglingly good. I am wooed incoherent. K, gonna go back to watching now.

Banger after banger omg

What was that Weak Hero Class 2 ass ending 😭
They should've at least hugged or kissed again 💔

The irony of me not having watched either of those sdfkjsdflks
A real shame how actual gems end up getting buried because people keep falsely promoting shiny rocks as jewels 💔

I have tried picking this show up numerous times after it got released since it has such good reviews but for some reason, I just cannot get past the first 2-3 episodes. It drags on too long, and I couldn't help being bored. Idk if I can ever finish this :/
The first time I'm having this much trouble completing a series after trying so hard to get into it.

The story is quite enjoyable but there have also been a few plotholes and inconsistencies that lower the satisfaction a little bit. The leads' chemistry is outstanding as always, love them together 😩

I knew from the instance we saw the lighting in Hye Seong's room that it would be a setup for a kiss. The golden light filtering in from the window was far too perfect to be wasted sdkfjsdjlfks
Can't wait for the episode next week!

Season 2 when 😩

omg is that Jihoon in ur pfp 😭💗
I love that man sm. Weak hero class supremacy 🙏

Omg another dinosaur 😭🫂 (I watched it while it was airing too)
Still holding out hope that us ancestors get to watch this soon 🕯️

Dude, idk, I was really rooting for Goeun for the longest time but then as she kept dragging things out and not really expressing who she was set on, it started to get kind of tiring. I honestly, saw Sungmin being her final choice kind of coming because of how much attention she still kept giving him despite the sometimes questionable ways he treater her (isolating her from others, clinging to her for hours, controlling her feelings and telling her not to talk on her paradise date like???).

She's got weird taste. That's all I'm gonna say.

Okay, so after much thinking, I have come to these conclusions:
- Mina Sue is going to paradise with Seung Il cause she's been curious about him since day one and vice versa. Seung Il already made it clear to Min Ji that he was going to take the chance to go to paradise with Mina Sue so she'll be hurt but not completely surprised. I do think Seung Il is quite emotionally intelligent and since he said earlier that he wants a partner that's like a friend, he won't be too impressed with Mina Sue's over the top pick me vibe and fake persona (completely opposite to what he imagined.) He just needs to resolve his curiosity this once to be sure that Min Ji is the fit for him. And if I wanna be more delusional, I'd even say that he wouldn't be able to stop thinking about Min Ji on the date, as in what she would like, what she would do and how much fun they'd have if they came here together. There's going to be no changing his mind after this, he's going to go all in on Min Ji once he comes back cause Mina is just too fickle and fake. So yeah. Seung Il X Mina Sue this time but the endgame is Seung Il X Min Ji.

- Hee Sun and Su Bin will be going together. Absolutely deserved. My girl needs to get out of that hell hole for once. I'm iffy about Su Bin cause so far he'd been pretty shallow with Hee Sun, let's see if paradise changes his mind about her. I hope they're endgame.

- Joo Young and Hyun Jae are going together. Girl's been really curious about his job ever since she heard him speak three languages at the campfire lol. They're so adorable together. I personally really like Jae Jin X Joo Young cause of how deeply he thinks about Joo Young and how "connected" they felt on their paradise date. I mean he even brought a souvenir back for her from his date in paradise with another girl, that's so sweet like 😭

- Go Eun will probably make good on her promise and choose Hyun Woo for paradise this time around. From the trailer, we see that she has another date with I Geon in paradise so idk if that'll come this time around or next. Anyhow, I don't like this I Geon guy, he's too overbearing. He's the one that made that fuckass comment "we have to kiss then," like eughhh 🤮
I'm hoping for Go Eun X Hyun Woo endgame 🙏

CLOCK IT OMG bringing out the receipts too sdkljfsdlkfsl

I just found a ray of hope actually! You know how in the trailer Seung Il goes "when those two were sleeping" with that iconic smirk and face tilt? He's probably talking about Mina Sue and Sung Hun (cause those two are the only ones that speak english & I'm 99.99% sure that that was Mina's voice) and for him to have all that info, he'd have to have gone to Paradise as well! And who else would pick Seung Il at this point in time other than Min Ji! So EEEEEEE THEY'RE GOING AGAIN (yes, I'm being delusional again but it could also end up being manifested)

I genuinely don't know what will happen cause if I remember correctly, Seung Il knows that one pair slept together in the same bed so it's confirmed that he's going to paradise again with someone other than Mina Sue cause I'm 99.99% sure that the couple who shared a bed is Mina Sue and Sung Hun. Since we still have 3 episodes left, there are probably two Paradise dates that the cast goes on so I'm not sure if Seung Il will go with Mina Sue before that or not. This is such a hot mess 😭

Seriously praying atp 🙏

Oh noooo 😭💔
I rechecked the previous episodes and you're right 💔
Those are the outfits they wore on their way back from Paradise. Gosh, I really do hope that Seung Il and Min Ji get to go to Paradise together again.